Russian attack of Ukraine is a violation of the Hague Convention ánd the World Heritage Convention
When I see the Russian violence in Ukraine, I get upset. Really upset. First and foremost, I get upset because …
Author Archives: Olga Harmsen
Art Nouveau Revival of the 1960s
Last week, I came across a few Dutch underground newspapers from 1966 at an online marketplace. They caught my eye …
Young Poland – The Polish Arts and Crafts Movement 1890 – 1918
At the moment, there’s a wonderful exhibition on show at the William Morris Gallery in London. And normally, I would …
Archibald Knox (1864-1933)
Guestblog by Chris Hobdell, managing director of The Archibald Knox Forum. Archibald Knox (1864-1933) may be described as one of …
Great Danes | Porcelain Masterpieces, Copenhagen 1890-1930
Between 1890 and 1930 Danish porcelain manufacturers Royal Copenhagen and Bing & Grøndahl produced beautiful ceramic objects that were admired …
Goddesses of Art Nouveau
Due to the Corona-pandemic, this exhibition kept being postponed time and again. But after almost a year of waiting, I …
Chris Lanooy (1881-1948)
Christiaan Johannes (Chris) Lanooy was an exceptional Dutch ceramist, (and a painter as well as a glass artist) from Sint-Annaland, …
Gilliot & Cie and the Belgian Art Nouveau Tile
With Covid-measures gradually being lifted, yet another Art Nouveau exhibition has been inaugurated: at the Belgian Gilliot & Roelants Tile …
The Image Speaks! Art Nouveau in Dutch Poster Art
A new Art Nouveau exhibition just opened at the Dutch Lithography Museum. It covers the development of early Poster Art …
Discovering Art Nouveau during COVID lock-downs
Since COVID-19 struck our planet in March 2020, we have been in various stages of lock-down and ordinary ways of …
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